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Q240. Who wrote the introductory essay to Sarojini Naidu’s 1905 poetry collection The Golden Threshold?

[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (16 March 2026, Shift 3)]

1. A. W. B. Yeats
2. B. Arthur Symons
3. C. Edmond Gosse
4. D. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: B. Arthur Symons

Explanation: Arthur Symons provided the introduction to The Golden Threshold, Sarojini Naidu’s first major poetry collection. Published in 1905, the book established her literary reputation, while her subsequent political work earned recognition as a major leader of the freedom struggle.

Q239. Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India?

[UP Police SI (15 March 2026, Shift 1)]

1. A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. B. Rajiv Gandhi
3. C. Indira Gandhi
4. D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office as India’s first Prime Minister on 15 August 1947 and served until his death in May 1964. His administration prioritized democratic institutions, planning, science, industrialization and an independent foreign policy.

Q238. Assess the claims: (I) Vande Mataram Movement began on 11 February 1901; (II) Patel addressed Vijayawada in April 1907 on Swadeshi.

[DSSSB MTS (25 February 2026, Shift 3)]

1. A. Both claims are incorrect
2. B. Only the second is correct
3. C. Both are correct
4. D. Only the first is correct

Answer: A. Both claims are incorrect

Explanation: The Swadeshi movement grew after the partition of Bengal in 1905, making the date in claim I wrong. Claim II wrongly assigns a 1907 nationalist tour to Vallabhbhai Patel, whose mass political leadership developed substantially later.

Q237. Which numbered birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was marked on 7 May 2025?

[RRB JE CBT-I (25 February 2026, Shift 2)]

1. A. 164th
2. B. 160th
3. C. 162nd
4. D. 166th

Answer: A. 164th

Explanation: Tagore was born in 1861, so the anniversary in 2025 was his 164th. The poet, composer and educationist became the first Asian Nobel laureate in literature in 1913 and founded Visva-Bharati at Santiniketan.

Q236. Which economic imbalance did Naoroji’s Drain of Wealth theory identify?

[RRB JE CBT-I (20 February 2026, Shift 1)]

1. A. Unequal economic transfer between India and Britain
2. B. Only a shortage of Indian administrators
3. C. Only high agricultural taxes
4. D. Mainly religious discrimination

Answer: A. Unequal economic transfer between India and Britain

Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji argued that salaries, pensions, remittances and imperial financial obligations caused wealth to leave India. Because the country received no adequate equivalent in return, this drain weakened investment, incomes and the domestic economy.

Q235. Which moderate leader helped direct the movement against Bengal’s partition?

[DSSSB PRT (19 February 2026, Shift 1)]

1. A. Bhagat Singh
2. B. Surendranath Banerjee
3. C. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: B. Surendranath Banerjee

Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee was prominent in the early agitation opposing Lord Curzon’s partition of Bengal. Through speeches, public meetings and his newspaper The Bengalee, he mobilized resistance, helping the anti-partition protests develop into the Swadeshi movement.

Q234. Which educational institution was developed by Rabindranath Tagore?

[SSC MTS 2025 Exam (10 February 2026, Shift 1)]

1. A. Presidency College
2. B. Santiniketan
3. C. Fort William College
4. D. Hindu College

Answer: B. Santiniketan

Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore established a school at Santiniketan in 1901, building on the ashram founded by his father. His educational experiment later grew into Visva-Bharati, envisioned as a meeting place of Indian and world learning.

Q233. Which book containing an English selection of 103 poems was associated with Rabindranath Tagore?

[SSC MTS 2025 Exam (9 February 2026, Shift 2)]

1. A. Gitanjali
2. B. Urvasi
3. C. Aansoo
4. D. Kamayni

Answer: A. Gitanjali

Explanation: The English Gitanjali, or Song Offerings, included 103 poems and was published in 1912. Its international reception led to Tagore receiving the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first awarded to an Asian writer.

Q232. Assertion: Gandhi’s Rama Rajya envisioned decentralized, ethical self-government. Reason: His Sarvodaya ideal favoured village-based power. Choose the correct relation.

[MP Police SI (16 January 2026, Shift 2)]

1. A. Both true, but reason does not explain assertion
2. B. Assertion false, reason true
3. C. Assertion true, reason false
4. D. Both true, and reason explains assertion

Answer: D. Both true, and reason explains assertion

Explanation: Gandhi’s political ideal stressed moral public life, local self-rule and welfare for all. Sarvodaya means uplift of everyone, while decentralized village communities supplied an institutional expression of his resistance to concentrated coercive power.

Q231. Which writer of Gitanjali became the first Asian Nobel Prize winner in literature?

[Delhi Police Head Constable Ministerial 2025 Exam (12 January 2026, Shift 1)]

1. A. R. K. Narayan
2. B. Rabindranath Tagore
3. C. Salman Rushdie
4. D. Khushwant Singh

Answer: B. Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. The international success of his English Gitanjali drew attention to his poetry, philosophy and musical achievements, making him a major voice in global literary culture.